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A former mayor of Whitby i' urging he Town to find ways to delaprvnilprolofte Region officiai plan until Wtby's own officiai plan re view is coxnpleted. ta public meetng on Monday night to present an update on the Whitby plan, Des Newman toldpaning comniittee that 'further consideration7 should be given to land use, designations for Whitby iii the Region plan, in order to "preserve the essential uniqueness" of Whitby.. designations until the Town finlaizes its own document. "Oncewe c e the des*gntion, we can't ever turn back,» said Newman, who saysàministry * approval of te Region plan could reslt i dramatie changes in property value of lands dei aIredsurth ee uhm offica panta pcfce ln s oiis wl ud rwh deIatoedsthbanDerhamofentia pans. pcfce ln s oiis wl ud rwhi the region for the next 30 years. «Once we change the designa- tion , we can't ever turn back," said Newman, who says ministry approval of! the 1Re 'onpIacod resuit idramatic chngsn piroperty value of lands designa- ed as urban development areas. If apprved, the ~Durham offi- cia plan, that spgecfcies land uepolicies, will, guide growth ni the" region for the. next 3 0 years. Whitby planning chairman Ross Battn reminded Newman that plannig, committee was previously unsuccessfuli an attempt te havethe Region delay a a prva of the regional off ii% ,plan ni the Whitby plan was Nwan, presi-dent oôf-Camàe-7 toid Ltd. of Wbitby and chairm'a"n of the Durham Region, Manufac- turers A9socation,'- mentioned the loss of part of the greenbelt area bêtwveen Ajax and Whitby te shaloWý urban devlopment ýas one exèample of an officiai plan, desig- nation that might «prejudice» rather than preserve Whtby's special ambiance." He said the the greenbelt area was part that uniqueness in the faceof the spread of urban deve- lopment from Metro Toronto into surroundingregions. He 'also men-tioned Whitby's <'neighbourhoods," for examp le, West Lynde, as part of that "uniqueneas. Planning committee member Joe Driimm, also a member of regonal planning committee, defended te R *gon officiai plan provision for ura (residential and industrial) expansion i west Whitby, saying enough open space will remain while provid- ing land and highway exposure for any future industries. Councillor Lynda Buffett noted that more land for residential had te be designated te reduce the population densities oi-, - nft troposed by the Region Rtesidential development had te go west, she said, te maintain 1Whitby's identity of «lower" densityhousin. Coun ilor Marcel Brunelle asked that «checks and balances" somehow be incrporated inte Whitby's officialpa so that necessary services keep pace with the projected growth. "I don t see these checks and balances, Fm wondering when we're going to sSe them," said Bruneile. "When do we discus them, it's an inportant issue." Bon 'Shishido of M.M. Dillon, the consulting grou preparm the official plan for Whtv' said 1such provisions wilb in the next stage of the officiai plan process About 70 people attendedthe, public meeting, 'and had ques- tions or commenta on such issues as, future road systems, police services, population and, econo- mic growth, and public consul- tation. .The. draft officiai plan report will be completed in October. The officiai plan is scheduled te be completed by April 1992. Recommended development strategies in the Whitby official plan were outlined at Monday night's meeting, attended by about 60 people. >Those 8stratges include: < moving tw ard Ilachieving sustainable devèlopment:.' - 'future growth to a popula- tion of about 125,000 by 2011, 155,000 by,2021 and 165,000 in the timeframe of the regional plan population capacity target; - direction of growth in rural areas te the-haiets of-Myrtie, Myrtle Station, Ahburn, Mace- donian village and Alinonds sub- - a future housin'g supply at about 70 per cent Iow density, 20 per cent- medium density and 10 per cent high density; - intensification of land use along Hwy 12, north from the downtewn to the Bossland Rd. ares, and to a degree along Hwy 2 in areas where redevelopment is reasonable; - consideration of the develop- ment of a new major commercial! mixed use node, or sub-central area at Brock St. and Taunton Rd.; - development of urban resi- dential, community and indus- trial uses in Brooklin. CAPTAINl BOOK and thýe bookaneers wrapped- up thefr summer »reading program at the Whitby Public Library (Rosslad branch) last- week. Above Ashleigh Lythgow seems to be swallowed up by her pirate bat during a.bingo game. Se ht Ontario municipalities shouldn't expect too much from the province in the next few years, Premier Bob Rae said last week. Hie teld delegates at the Asso- ciation o! Municipalities of Ontario convention that «diffi- cuIt" year are in store since the federal. govermnent will not i- crease transfer payments to the provinces, a fundmng limitation that will curtail provincial spending. «We're not going te, expect any- tbing» said Wlutby councillor .Lynd Buffett who attended the MO convention. She said she had neyer seen delegates «se uppset" as a resuit o! Rae's «depressing" speech that wiil place a greater financial burden on the municipalities. "Hle identifled the issues,» said Wbitby councillor Dennis Fox, who aise attended the con- ference. Also attending were Wbitby councillors Tom Edwards and Mrcl Brunelle. Foi said the. federal govern- ment, net the province, should be blamed for the dire news. "I think the feda are looking for a way out, and they picked the municipal route," h e said, eferringtethemuncipalities takingthebrt of the decision te cap transfer payments te the provmces. Fox says more communication, is needed between ail three levels of jovernment so that municipalities dont have te rely on the news media te find out what federal or provincial deci- sion will affect municipalities. Fox recommends that a local committee be established se that communication and consultation takes_ place between« thé thrée levels. «Are the feds aware of the situation here in the region? said Fox, noting that municipali- ties mustcoeme up with fundingr te pay for waste transfer an welfare. «No one has, a clue where this money is goingte come fo, sai Fo, a'W g,-"Should a Whitby councillor -have, ,te explain federal policy.M FAL REISTION PagesM 18]&U19 'iffcuit, years ahe'ad, says Rae. .- L eý, l-t 1 ý 1 - 1 <